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You can learn more about it \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wardahbooks.mom\/blogs\/events\/the-islamic-civilisation-book-club-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"islaminliberalismpb","title":"Islam in Liberalism PB","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoseph A. Massad\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9780226379548\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book is one of the titles selected for the Wardah Books Islamic Civilisation Book Club 2024.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the popular imagination, Islam is often associated with words like oppression, totalitarianism, intolerance, cruelty, misogyny, and homophobia, while its presumed antonyms are Christianity, the West, liberalism, individualism, freedom, citizenship, and democracy. 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